Author: James Twining
Year: 2007
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Thriller, Mystery
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9780007230402
9780061671869
0007230400
006167186X |
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From the publisher (source: The Internet Book List):
SEVILLE. HOLY WEEK.
As hooded penitents march their floats through the cobbled streets, a man runs for his life, determined to keep a secret that has lay hidden for 200 years. When the end finally comes it is slow and agonizing, his attackers crucifying him to a door.
Determined to avenge his friend's death, former art thief Tom Kirk abandons his enquiry into the theft of a priceless Da Vinci and begins his own investigation into the gruesome murder. The evidence points to an old rival with a sadistic streak whom Tom discovers is about to commit the most audacious heist in history.
Meanwhile in New York, the stakes have never been higher for Special Agent Jennifer Browne, as her supposedly low-key forgery case threatens to explode into a scandal that strikes at the heart of the global auction business. With the bodies piling up around her and an unscrupulous tabloid reporter dogging her every move, she follows a lead to Paris, where a chance meeting brings her face to face with Tom.
Realising that both cases are connected, Tom and Jennifer find themselves swept into a conspiracy that dates back to Napoleon and survives in a series of coded messages concealed by the Emperor himself. Messages leading to a secret so shattering that some are prepared to do whatever it takes to make sure the truth is never revealed. A secret that lies deep inside the Paris catacombs and amidst the pulsating streets of Havana.
A secret that brings death in its wake.
This book is part of the "Tom Kirk" series. Here are some other books from this series:
 | "The Geneva Deception"
First published in 2009
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 | "The Black Sun"
First published in 2006
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 | "The Double Eagle"
First published in 2005
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